Arkansas Razorbacks fans party at the Big Shotz bar during the SEC men's basketball tournament in March 2010. / John Partipilo / File / The Tennessean

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A downtown bar known for its trademarked tagline “Our Shotz Are Bigger Than Yours” has been shut down by the state for nonpayment of taxes.

On Thursday, tax enforcement agents with the state’s revenue department padlocked the building Big Shotz occupies at 115 Second Ave. N., auctioned off the beer and wine inventory and seized and moved other liquor off the premises.

Big Shotz has operated from that 5,300-square-foot building for nearly six years, said Peter Curry, a Nashville lawyer who co-owns the property with two other partners. The bar co-owned by Zachary Corn and Brian Fair occupied the downstairs space, with a venue called The Rhythm Room upstairs for events such as musician showcases and wedding receptions.

“We’re still waiting to see how all of this is going to fall out,” Curry said, adding that revenue agents wouldn’t say how much the owners of Big Shotz owed.